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DOGS SHOULD NEVER BE ASKED TO SIT/GET UP!

August 8, 2022 jrobbins3 BEHAVIOR, INFORMATIVE-, puppy training, TRAINING-

Most pet parents love to teach their puppies to sit when prompted with a treat or toy. Subsequently, most puppies will sit even if you pretend to offer a treat. Easy peasy. The hard part is teaching your puppy to[…]

TIME-OUT FOR YOUR PUP OR TIME-OFF FOR YOU?

August 1, 2022 jrobbins3 BEHAVIOR, ETC, INFORMATIVE-, puppy training, TRAINING-

A puppy is just being a puppy. He’s not being bad. The problem is we want him to act human and that’s never going to happen. But he can be a little more human as time goes on and we[…]

DOGS CATCH EMOTIONAL CONTAGIONS

July 27, 2022 jrobbins3 BEHAVIOR, puppy training, TRAINING-

If you round up one hundred dog lovers in a room, one hundred of them will tell you stories about how their dogs recognized their pet parents’ pain, sickness, and sadness, and immediately administered a canine brand of comfort. Of[…]

MAKE YOUR DOG’S VOICE HEARD

June 30, 2022 jrobbins3 INFORMATIVE-, SAFETY, SOCIALIZING, TRAINING-

Dog lovers have a common habit of being their dog’s ventriloquist. Though we don’t always need the pet parent to provide a descriptive narrative, we can see the bubble of words over the dog’s head. So why, when our dogs[…]

DOG FOOD IS NOT HOME COOKED FRESH FOOD

June 20, 2022 jrobbins3 ETC, FOOD, HEALTH, INFORMATIVE-, SAFETY

Cooking for your dog is the one and only way to ensure that your dog is getting freshly cooked food. Here is the perfect example… FRESHPET SELECT DOG FOOD is RECALLED for SALMONELLA CONTAMINATION according to the FDA. How FRESH[…]

UP TO THE PUP – NOT GOOD DOG TRAINING

June 7, 2022 jrobbins3 BEHAVIOR, ETC, HEALTH, HOUSETRAINING, INFORMATIVE-, LEASHES, puppy training, SOCIALIZING, TRAINING-

You can’t leave it up to the pup to know what to do and when to do it. A puppy only knows how to be a puppy and what it learned from its canine mom, littermates, possibly other household dogs[…]

RELIEF FOR SENIOR DOGS WITH ARTHRITIS

May 19, 2022 jrobbins3 BEHAVIOR, FOOD, HEALTH, INFORMATIVE-, SENIORS, TRAINING-

Arthritis is a common ailment of older dogs, affecting one in five dogs over the age of seven. The condition affects the joints and causes pain and stiffness in the neck, hips, shoulders, elbows, and back. However, there are many[…]

COMFORT FOR AN OLD FRIEND

May 19, 2022 jrobbins3 BEHAVIOR, ETC, FOOD, HEALTH, HYGIENE, INFORMATIVE-, SENIORS, TRAINING-

It always seems like the best things in life are short-lived. And so it goes for our best friends too. We owe it to them to be more understanding when curling up on the couch is preferred over playing ball.[…]

BREAKFAST/LUNCH & DINNER

May 7, 2022 jrobbins3 ETC, FOOD, HEALTH, INFORMATIVE-

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING Pet parents are generally concerned about what to feed their dogs. Though it’s not associated directly with dog training, it is a very major part of dog rearing. Anyone who knows me well, has trained with me,[…]